Hopkins County News

Koda Smith of Leitchfield took a ride on a bull during the Kentucky Invitational High School Rodeo at the Kentucky Horse Park on Sunday.

In commemoration with National Police Officers Memorial Week, the Kentucky State Police Post 6 Dry Ridge will honor fallen troopers at a ceremony on Wednesday May 16, 2012 at the following locations and times: Tpr.

Update: The victim in the early morning shooting has been identified as Michelle Cotter, 39, of Henderson.

According to the Hopkins County Sheriff's Department, multiple burglaries in the Hanson area were reported during the last week of April, primarily around the Stagecoach and J.D. Buchanan Road areas.

Hopkins County Sheriff's Department Detective Will Coursey told The Messenger of Madisonville that 35-year-old Brandi Phelps of Nortonville was identified using dental records.